News

April 2015 marks 60 years in business for Bill Brown Sales (BBS).
In 1995, the company represented a handful of factories, had two employees (Norma and Bill Brown) and was headquartered around the Brown’s kitchen table.... read more

Viewers of the lifestyle show, “For Your Home”, can see Crystorama lighting fixtures in an episode that will air April 6 on PBS.
The episode, themed "Light It Up," spotlights lighting applications in the second annual For... read more

Carolyn Overman of Western Montana Lighting, Missoula, MT, has been chosen as the latest inductee into the American Lighting Assn. (ALA) Lighting Hall of Fame. She’ll be honored at the 2015 Annual Conference in Huntington... read more

When it comes to Web usage and social media engagement, Canada ranks among the top countries in the world, sometimes ahead of the United States. About 86 percent of the Canadian population uses the Internet — that number is... read more

Instagram announced in December that it had reached 300 million monthly active users, up 50 percent in nine months. This milestone means that the photo- and video-sharing platform has exceeded Twitter, which had 284 million... read more

Lynn Tangorra has joined Residential Lighting and sister publication Home Fashion Forecast as Associate Editor. She will report, write and edit news and features for the Residential Lighting in print and online, and travel... read more

Koncept received a 2015 iF Design Award for its Mr. n LED table or accent lamp and Lady7 LED desk lamp.
This year, 4,783 entries from 53 companies were submitted for the awards. The Product Lighting category included... read more

Rick Wiedemer has assumed the title of CEO at Hinkley Lighting and his sons transitioned into new positions; Jess Wiedemer was named President and Chief Operating Officer and Eric Wiedemer was named Vice President and... read more

The Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals (AOLP) announced the 2015 Lighting Award recipients on Feb. 19 at an awards presentation and dinner held during its annual conference and expo in San Antonio.
Brandon Kuehler... read more

Martha Graham & Assoc. has been appointed by Nora Lighting as the company’s new showroom sales agency for Southwest and Central Florida.
“Florida is an important market for Nora Lighting and we are pleased to... read more

The pre-registration discount for LEDucation 9, organized by the Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY), will close Wednesday, March 4.
LEDucation 9 will take place March 5-6 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel... read more

Dallas Market Center (DMC) announced the promotions of Cole Daugherty, who was named Senior Vice President of Marketing Communications, and Amy Galindo, who was named Vice President of Market Services.
“Cole and Amy each... read more

New York-based Lighting by Gregory has named Dan Endara from WellCompany, a building construction firm in New York, as the winner of the #LBGDesignCompetition.
The competition was sponsored by the retail showroom and... read more

Bulbrite has introduced its new West Coast Distribution Center located in Fontana, CA. It will be servicing the western half of the United States (U.S.).
“The opening of our West Coast Distribution Center will have a direct... read more

The American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) has opened the call for entries for the 2015 Pinnacle Awards. The awards, which honor product design in 15 home furnishings categories — including one Lighting award —... read more

Metro Lighting, Berkley, CA, was a 2015 recipient of the fifth annual CoolCalifornia Small Business Award, which recognizes leadership and innovation among small businesses that take action to reduce company greenhouse gas... read more

The Dallas Market Center (DMC) issued a forceful statement to its exhibitors regarding the decision by International Market Centers (IMC) to change its 2016 Winter show dates for the Las Vegas Market.
The new dates announced... read more

MaxLite has pledged $1 million over four years to provide energy-efficient LED and CFL lamps and fixtures to Habitat for Humanity. The product donations will help create sustainable, affordable homes in partnership with low-... read more

Lighting Research Center (LRC) is hosting The LED Lighting Institute, a 3-day seminar for industry professionals covering the latest advances in LED and OLED technologies, May 12-14 at the LRC in Troy, NY.
The New York... read more